BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO UP to 159 constituents from North Guadalcanal received sets of building materials from their MP Samson Maneka yesterday. These were funded through public funds under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Each recipient gets 24 bags of…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II Guadalcanal Football Association (GFA) outlined its plan of activities to roll out this following the successful completion of its Talent Identification beach soccer competition. GFA General Secretary Joshua Kera in a statement this week revealed upcoming…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO NORTH West Guadalcanal Development Association members officially commenced their 2021 programmes with registration of members to continue to achieve the association’s aims and objects. Chair if the association Simon Chottu said NWGDA members met on Saturday…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU ABOUT 10 local Journalists including five journalism students undertaking media studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) have attended a three days training workshop for journalists reporting on the Extractive Industries and Endemic species in the…
Female member hailed a ‘true leader’ BY CHARLES KADAMANA GUADALCANAL’S only female provincial member has been hailed the “rock” of the Francis Sade-led Government. Rose Tala, who is also Minister for Women, Youth and Sports, stood toe-to-toe with Premier Sade…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU TWO premiers defeated motions of no confidence against them yesterday. Central province premier, Stanley Manetiva, famous for his strong stand against logging in the province, won by an overwhelming majority vote of nine against four. Guadalcanal premier…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Local revenue remains the key priority area for investment for Guadalcanal provincial government to ensure that recurrent revenue is stable and predictable. In presenting the Appropriation Bill 2021-2022, Andrew Tahisihaka (minister for finance) on Monday highlighted the…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Guadalcanal province is looking at spending less this year. Provincial finance minister, Andrew Tahisihaka shared this on Monday this week when the Assembly debated the 2021-2022 appropriation bill. He said the 2021-2022 Recurrent Expenditure is $15,340,257 which…
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU Guadalcanal Provincial Premer Francis Sade is confident ahead of tomorrow’s motion of no confidence. Sade is reportedly in a celebrative mood, saying yesterday that his executive enjoys the majority of a 13-man team in the 21-ward province.…
SELWYN College has unveiled its Golden Jubilee celebration with the theme ‘Celebrating the Past, Building our Future’. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Hon. Jeremiah Manele launched the celebration during a church service in Honiara on Sunday afternoon. Hon.…
